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4. Eradication / Law

4. Eradication / Law Enforcement cover the following activities: a. Control of importation, production, distribution exportation and the use of chemical precursors, and law enforcement against the perpetrators of narcotic precursors’ crime. b. Dismantling of drugs clandestine laboratories and elimination of related drug syndicates. c. Intelligence and investigation operations for the arrest of suspects, seizure of drugs and forfeiture of assets of drugs syndicates. d. Bilateral, Regional and International cooperation for intelligence sharing, coordinated and joint operations for drug law enforcement. 5. Regional and International Cooperation : a. Indonesia is a party to the International Drug Control Treaties, that is the UN Single Convention, 1961, and the 1972 Protocol amending the Single Convention the UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971 and the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988. b. At the regional level, Indonesia participated in meetings of ASEAN Senior Officials on Drug Matters (ASOD), the Heads of National Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA) of Asia and the Pacific Region, and the programs of the ASEAN and China Cooperative Operations in Response to Dangerous Drugs (ACCORD), ADLOMICO Korea, ADEC Japan, and IDEC – Far East Region. c. At the international level, Indonesia participated in meetings of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UN – CND), training of the UNODC, and the Colombo Plan Bureau. 10

d. Indonesia has extradition treaties with Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, Republic of Korea, and Singapore (already signed but not yet ratified). e. Indonesia has Treaties on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, Republic of Korea and 9 ASEAN member countries. f. Indonesia has MOU on Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and its Precursors, with Lao PDR, Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Iran, Australia, India, Timor Leste and Mexico. MOU that are still in process are with China, Nigeria, Morocco and Venezuela. g. Bilateral law enforcement cooperation with the US – DEA, New Zealand, France, Japan and Germany. h. At present the Head of BNN, Police Commissioner General Gories Mere is President of the International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC). The IDEC consist of Drug Law Enforcement Agencies from 107 (one hundred and seven) countries. • In concluding my speech, I would like to extend my highest appreciation to the UNODC for conducting the SMART Program, and congratulate for the launch of the Report “2011 Patterns and Trends of Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Other Drugs, Asia and the Pacific “ Thank you for your attention. Head of the National Narcotics Board Republic of Indonesia Gories Mere 11